On 29 November I shared with you the methods I use to cultivate top Sultana Grapes.

Here is a picture to show the effect Gibberellins (Gib) has a Sultana Berry!

Numbers in above picture:

  1. shows you how the gib has stretched the berries – see that little dimple at the bottom of the berry? – they are gonna be huge berries in a few week! Without gib treatment, Sultana has a normal round berry, not big in size and very condensed bunches.
  2. look how the gib thinned out the bunches to make place for a bigger berry size – in a few weeks, these “gaps” will be filled and you will have a 700 gram bunch with berries of +-21 to 23 mm!

This picture was send by one of My-Grape-Vine friends – he has a lovely Sultana vine, but what I need you to look at, is the difference in berry shape and how compact these bunches are.

With bunches like this, you will probably have a reasonable crop, but you will never have that berry size that will let your neighbor say: WOW! Where did you buy that!

Secondly, controlling diseases in these condensed bunches is almost impossible – you will have a problem if your grapes get some disease.


Have a grape (great) day!

Danie

“The Grape Guy”

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